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[DaveP]

I'm very pleased to inform you that Gerry Breen and I are working on a project to provide flying course etc for disabled people - www.gerrybreen.com.

We're creating a syndicate to purchase a Pioneer 200 and fit it with hand controls - photo attached.

If you're interested in the idea of buying into this syndicate and benefiting from reduced costs to learn to fly as well as low cost flying all year round, then email me and I'll be happy to email you further information on costs and terms & conditions.

Regards
Dave

[juls]

This is really amazing..is there anything you don't do or know about!!!??? what ashame i live all the way over here! i would love to know how it goes though...it would be great if you could keep us updated

[LadyPilot]

Wow great idea! No idea how I missed this post...

What hand controls are fitted?

Not sure I'd be able to transfer into the cockpit. My transfers arent bad but that looks a bit difficult.

Best of luck with the venture

[DaveP]

Hi LadyPilot - Thanks - much appreciated!

The hand controls haven't arrived yet but are being made by the manufacturers of the aircraft. As for getting in and out, I'm going to build a simple yet functional table to transfer from the wheelchair, and raise it on your own, so it's easy to get into the cockpit. I'll post a photo when this has been done.

The owner of the airfield has now also agreed to offer a similar deal on an X-Air, so we'll be fitting this microlight with hand controls also.

I'll keep you posted.

[milosh]

great! count me in! ;)

ladypilot, as soon as i get well with my kidneys i'm going to the middle east, think i have landed a new contract there. and i think it will be profitable for dave's flying biz as well, since i'll spend my money on getting a PPL. ;)

honestly the only thing why i'm sorry for being a quadri is that i can't be get my CPL/ATPL and work as a pilot. my grandpa was a pilot and i have many friends and relatives flying. hey, flying is as exciting as sex! ;) i really can't understand people who're afraid to fly.

anyone has tried to pilot a chopper? think it's kinda easier for disabled.

[LadyPilot]

milosh, on Nov 1 2006, 03:14 AM, said:

anyone has tried to pilot a chopper? think it's kinda easier for disabled.

Yes, it's been done. A guy named Stewart Mcquillan who's a para, learned to fly in California somewhere. Not sure if he was 'ghosted' by second pilot because to fly a helicopter requires both feet and both hands!!!

I hope you get your PPL it's a very satisfying achievement. Good luck and I hope you get well soon.

[milosh]

thanks! i hope i'll!

well, i know that about flying a choppe. but think there must be some hand controls or something like that.

[Califanna]

milosh, on Nov 1 2006, 04:30 AM, said:

thanks! i hope i'll!

well, i know that about flying a choppe. but think there must be some hand controls or something like that.

Here's the connect to read about the para who learned to fly a chopper:
http://www.emediawir.../8/emw75422.htm

Miami, FL (PRWEB) August, 2003 – Stewart McQuillan earned his Private Pilot’s License from the FAA today after being paralyzed for 15 years. McQuillan will fly solo for the first time with his FAA license on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 10:00am EST at the Helicenter International Academy facilities using a Schweizer 300CB helicopter.

McQuillan, 43, suffered an accident 15 years ago while serving the Royal Air Force that paralyzed him from the waist down. In 1997 he started the development of the AeroLeg, a device he attaches to his legs that connects his feet to the anti-torque pedals of the helicopter (which control torque, the natural tendency of the helicopter to turn in the opposite direction of the blades).

[milosh]

great! i'll be him when i grow up, LOL! ;)

[LadyPilot]

Califanna, on Nov 1 2006, 02:33 PM, said:

McQuillan, 43, suffered an accident 15 years ago while serving the Royal Air Force that paralyzed him from the waist down.

Yes, he was working in a Tornado Aircraft when some idiot opened the brakes on him trapping him and breaking his back.
I can contact him if you want more details about helicopter flying at a later date.

BTW I was a better Glider pilot than him, he won't mind me saying that!

[milosh]

ladypilot... you're the queen! ;)

[LadyPilot]

milosh, on Nov 1 2006, 09:03 PM, said:

ladypilot... you're the queen! ;)

Aw shucks that's sweet of you.

Im gonna phone him today and ask if I can give you his contact details.

[milosh]

ohh sure!

i've found some cheap two-seat planes in russia. less than $10000.

[LadyPilot]

milosh, on Nov 2 2006, 10:59 AM, said:

i've found some cheap two-seat planes in russia. less than $10000.

and how much extra to make them airworthy?!!!!

[milosh]

you mean to make them W/C-friendly or other expenses related to making them flyable?

[milosh]

they are brand new.

[Andrew Meddings]

juls, on Aug 15 2006, 12:06 AM, said:

This is really amazing..is there anything you don't do or know about!!!??? what ashame i live all the way over here! i would love to know how it goes though...it would be great if you could keep us updated

JULS WE HAVE A ORGANISATION IN NSW WHEELIES WITH WINGS WHICH HAS FREE LEARN TO FLY SCHOLLARSHIPS. I WILL BE IN PERTH DECEMBER 3 WITH A WHEELI FRIEND WHO HAS ALMOST COMPLETED HIS PILOTS LICENCE. THE ARE HAVING A LAUNCH OF THE DISABLED RECREATION CLUB.
I WILL HAVE MY TRUCK , JET SKI GO KART & TRAIL BIKE ON DISPLAY
MIGHT SEE YOU THERE

[juls]

Well..thankyou very much...i can't believe it, something exciting and sporty that's actually in Australia I'll look more into..but i will definately be there

Thanks Andrew

[juls]

ANDREW MEDDINGS, on Nov 4 2006, 02:04 PM, said:

juls, on Aug 15 2006, 12:06 AM, said:

This is really amazing..is there anything you don't do or know about!!!??? what ashame i live all the way over here! i would love to know how it goes though...it would be great if you could keep us updated

JULS WE HAVE A ORGANISATION IN NSW WHEELIES WITH WINGS WHICH HAS FREE LEARN TO FLY SCHOLLARSHIPS. I WILL BE IN PERTH DECEMBER 3 WITH A WHEELI FRIEND WHO HAS ALMOST COMPLETED HIS PILOTS LICENCE. THE ARE HAVING A LAUNCH OF THE DISABLED RECREATION CLUB.
I WILL HAVE MY TRUCK , JET SKI GO KART & TRAIL BIKE ON DISPLAY
MIGHT SEE YOU THERE

I just looked it up...it looks amazing..thankyou so much for telling me, otherwise i wouldn't have known

[LadyPilot]

LadyPilot, on Nov 1 2006, 06:32 AM, said:

milosh, on Nov 1 2006, 03:14 AM, said:

anyone has tried to pilot a chopper? think it's kinda easier for disabled.

Yes, it's been done. A guy named Stewart Mcquillan who's a para, learned to fly in California somewhere. Not sure if he was 'ghosted' by second pilot because to fly a helicopter requires both feet and both hands!!!

Stewart wrote to me and said :

"helicopters are the hardest to fly when you have legs and the work
> load using the aeroleg adds to that but as we know we adapt, feel free to
> pass on my e mail address in your forum I will join as soon as i have time."

His email adress is aeroleg@hotmail.com

[wheelyfun]

DaveP, on Aug 15 2006, 12:01 AM, said:

I'm very pleased to inform you that Gerry Breen and I are working on a project to provide flying course etc for disabled people - www.gerrybreen.com.

We're creating a syndicate to purchase a Pioneer 200 and fit it with hand controls - photo attached.

If you're interested in the idea of buying into this syndicate and benefiting from reduced costs to learn to fly as well as low cost flying all year round, then email me and I'll be happy to email you further information on costs and terms & conditions.

Regards
Dave

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Gday Dave have you herd of "Wheelies with Wings" ????
its a scholarship where if selected will give you 5000$ worth of flying...meals accom air time...
everything you need... i will add the url for it and yiu can have a look
i am a t6 para and nearly have my licenece i only have a few hours left...

but i would like to here more of your idea??

http://www.wheeliesw....au/control.htm

[jass1]

yes you can watch this

http://www.metacafe....ies_helicopter/

[ray_m]

There is also http://www.wheelchairaviators.org/.

That being said, I found this group to be unresponsive (by email) while trying to get back in the cockpit after C5 tetraplegia - ASIA D. For anyone pursuing this in the USA, the Aircraft Owner's and Pilots Association was a great resource for me for obtaining information on medical criteria and Federal Aviation Administration certification processes (see http://www.aopa.org).

[Illinois Boy]

Good Luck in Your Flying!

Personally I hate flying.......
I couldn't even drive down the highway without a tree falling in front of my car...

If I waana Fly, I'll take some LSD!

Jim